U.S. Supreme Court

The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday denied the state's request that the court reconsider its order to continue the stay of execution of a man convicted of killing four people in 1985. The state argued that because the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the controversial sedative midazolam was constitutional, then it should vacate the stay for Jerry Correll, now 59, who's been on death row more than half his life. In a separate ruling last week, the state's high court ordered an evidentiary hearing to see if midazolam would have a negative effect on Correll because of brain damage and his history of chemical dependency. The hearing must take place in the Orange-Osceola Circuit...

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